Hi Everyone! We have just arrived in Hanoi after a night in the jungle followed by a night on a boat in Halong Bay. After Hue (where after my last entry we went on a boat trip to see some temples, and for a lovely bike ride in the countryside), we took the bus to the jungle/rain forest. Before going into the rain forest we visited a sanctury for primates. There were numerous different types of monkey in there - all very cute! Once in the jungle we checked in ...

Hi!Chuc Mung Nam Moi everybody! Its Chinese New Year - celebrated over at least 4 days here (so alot of places have been closed including internet places)!In the past week or so I have been to Da Lat, Nha Trang, Qui Nhon, Hoi An and now Hue! Busy busy busy!Will finish entry tonight! Sorry........went on a cyclo trip around Hue.Da Lat is a atown in the central highlands. It is nice and cool there - especially at night time (I actually needed to get my fleece out!)...

Hi! I met my tour group on Sunday. There are only 4 other people on the tour - 3 girls of a similar age to me and a man of about 60. They are called Sally (from Melbourne, a midwife), Jessica (from Germany, Aldi store manager), Kate (from England, a lawyer) and John (from Greece/Canada, retired). Kate and I got talking and we share a number of similarities. Her surname is Barker, she was bron at Hexham General Hospital, her brother is 24 and works for KPMG as a...

Hi! Have made it to Ho Chi Minh City! I got a bus here - the nicest bus in Cambodia!!! It still took 7 hours but the service was great. They took care of us at the border crossings and gave us food and water - fantastic! Also I met a really nice girl on the bus who I have spent the afternoon with exploring the town. All good! More news from Vietnam soon! Louise x.